Speaking to Inform AGRI 183 Speeches about Objects

Speaking to Inform AGRI 183

Speeches about Objects (visible, tangible and stable in form) • • • The Stock Market Cars The Human Eye General Norman Schwartzkopf Sea Lions Personal Digital Assistant

Speeches about Processes (a systematic series of actions leading to a specific result or product) • • • CPR How How Oriental Rugs are Made to Create Your own Web Page Tsunamis Develop to Dance the Tango

Speeches about Events (anything that happened) • • • WW II The Civil Rights Movement The Olympics The Civil War The Hindenburg Disaster The Iditerod

Speeches about Concepts (beliefs, theories, ideas, principles, etc. ) • • • Principles of Feminism Freudian Psychology Hinduism Theories of Learning Reagan’s Trickle Down Theory of Economics • The Big Bang

Lucas’s Guidelines for Informative Speaking • Don’t overestimate your audience (explain with examples) • Relate subject to your audience (get and keep them involved) • Don’t be too technical (avoid jargon) • Avoid abstractions (use comparisons) • Personalize your ideas (dramatize in human terms)

The Apple Tree Approach • Appeals to the senses • Uses a variety of activities • Gives the audience a chance to participate • It’s – adaptable to any subject – flexible – simple to use

Apple Tree Approach • • Snappy Title Five “must know” statements Reduce “must knows” to keywords Build 5 mini-speeches using ERS model – Explain it, Reinforce it, Sell it. • Picture it up

Snappy Title: Choosing a Pet

Brainstorm: Must Know Statements

Five “Must Know” Keywords

Five Mini-speeches: ERS

Picture it up!